Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:32:04 +0000 (GMT) | From | Hugh Dickins <> | Subject | [PATCH 11/9] swapfile: let others seed random |
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Remove the srandom32((u32)get_seconds()) from non-rotational swapon: there's been a coincidental discussion of earlier randomization, assume that goes ahead, let swapon be a client rather than stirring for itself.
Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> --- To follow 10/9
mm/swapfile.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
--- swapfile10/mm/swapfile.c 2008-11-28 20:36:44.000000000 +0000 +++ swapfile11/mm/swapfile.c 2008-11-28 20:37:16.000000000 +0000 @@ -1842,7 +1842,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_swapon(const char __ if (blk_queue_nonrot(bdev_get_queue(p->bdev))) { p->flags |= SWP_SOLIDSTATE; - srandom32((u32)get_seconds()); p->cluster_next = 1 + (random32() % p->highest_bit); } if (discard_swap(p) == 0)
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